Below is some tasks I have set. Please answer the questions when you have spare time. I will use it to judge, as well as your other work, to see whether you are ready to graduate from the academy and request rollback at WP:PERM.
Tasks I
- Read WP:VAND - done 13 August
- Read WP:NOTVAND - done 13 August
- Read WP:AGF - done 13 August
- Read WP:WARN - done 14 August
- Read WP:GAIV - done 14 August
Y - Good. You'll find these links very useful. Refer to them when you are stuck - they are a great resource.--Chip 13:27, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Task II
- Please find 4 diffs of vandalism you have reverted. Explain why you thought it was appropriate to use your tools to revert it
If you need help with the table - tell me
| Index | Article | Editor | Edit(s) | Revert | Response | Explanation |
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| 1 revert | Pocoyo | 01234567890a | Level 1 vandalism warning on talk page, then Level 2 a few minutes later. | Language looks like kids messing around, so a simple warning might be enough. Added to watchlist. Y Well done for taking it upon yourself to add to you WL, smart move.--Chip 13:34, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
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| 2 | 20th century | User:220.255.2.119 | uw-vandal3 at talk page | long history of random vandalism from this address. edit history of 20th century shows several IP addresses from this subnet doing the same thing. Requested temporary semi-protection at WP:RPP, and added to watchlist. Y I don't think the page has been protected (yet, anyway) but the revert is accurate.--Chip 13:34, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
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| 3 | Sally Pearson | User:124.182.142.25 | Level 2 and 3 warnings on user's talk page following repeated vandalism | Blatant deletions of big chunks of text, with random nonsense text added. Added article to watchlist. Y Agreed.--Chip 13:34, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
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| 4 | Bokaro Steel City | User:Mrinal.kumar.bokaro | Editor had already had warnings up to level 4 from ClueBot NG. I've reported editor at WP:AIV. | Possible that the editor was trying to trim down content that they was irrelevant, but after that many warnings the editor is either willfully vandalizing or needs some cooling-off time before attempting more edits. |
- Please find 3 diff of good faith edits you have reverted. Why were they good faith, not vandalism?
| Index | Article | Editor | Edit | Revert | Response |
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| 1 | Narang Mandi | User:Azhar.saeed.bhutta | Added a welcome to editor's page, as this was their first edit and probably doesn't know about WP:VERIFY and WP:NOTABILITY yet. There was also an existing section of similarly unreferenced entries with no WP article, so best to welcome with new editor info rather than warn in this case. Y Always good to leave the welcome note, with the welcome links. They are very helpful.--Chip 13:37, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
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| 2 | Doctor Who (1996 film) | User:Ricadomark | Added welcome to new user's page, with friendly "nothanks" template explaining about copyvio. Y --Chip 13:37, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
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| 3 | Article - | Editor - | Diff of edit - | Revert - | Respone - |
- Please find 3 correct reports you have made at WP:AIV
- Please find one failed report at AIV. Why did you think the user wasn't blocked? How will you use this in the future to help you report?
- A user has blanked a wiki page. What do you check before reverting?
- An IP address has just been unblocked after a block was given them for 24hrs because they vandalised. They, as soon as the block expires, have resumed vandalisng wikipedia, 3 times. Do you:
- A - Give them a general note for unconstructive editing
- B - Give them an only warning
- C - Report them immediately to WP:AIV
- Please find (if any) 1 report you have made at WP:RFPP, because there has been a lot of vandalism from several users/IP's on that page
- Has a vandalising user/IP ever caused you any stress? If so, how did you handle it? Please state the user/IP name
Task III
- Please go into recent changes to and revert vandalism for 10 - 15 minutes. Please show the diffs, show the warnings, and, if any, show reports
- Please then revert 3 good faith edits. Show the diffs, and show any interaction you had with that user